Union County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 22,53486.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4305.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6942.7%Two or more races
  • 3601.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 3501.3%Asian alone
  • 2450.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2440.9%Some other race alone
  • 1870.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $402,306

Here:	$402,306
State:	$562,872

Townhouses or other attached units: $453,570

Here:	$453,570
State:	$463,029

In 2-unit structures: $225,873

Here:	$225,873
State:	$505,105

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,590

Here:	$211,590
State:	$419,673

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $199,939

Here:	$199,939
State:	$420,389

Mobile homes: $173,055

Here:	$173,055
State:	$214,044

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 100
• Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 144
• Auto thefts: 17

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,062 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,968 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove, North Powder, Imbler, Starkey, Summerville.

2023 air pollution in Union County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caledonia County, Vermont , Columbia County , Piscataquis County, Maine , Campbell County, South Dakota , Sweet Grass County, Montana .

Current college students: 2,077
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 782 (41.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2682010 or later
• 2462000 to 2009
• 331990 to 1999
• 1471980 to 1989
• 371970 to 1979
• 145Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,268
• One, attached: 299
• Two: 289
• 3 or 4: 348
• 5 to 9: 318
• 10 to 19: 231
• 20 to 49: 360
• 50 or more: 303
• Mobile homes: 1,407
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 4,173 (285 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 252 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 157

Religion statistics for Union County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2020 - February 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4519, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-184: December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: 184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

6.31% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,688 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($24,218 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($27,470 average AGI)

Union County:	3.13%
Oregon average:	3.99%

from Baker County, OR	0.53% ($45,075 average AGI)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.51% ($43,961)
from Deschutes County, OR	0.30% ($37,367)
from Ada County, ID	0.23% ($58,783)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.21% ($42,190)

6.37% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,393 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.77% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($18,248 average AGI)
3.60% relocated to other states ($33,145 average AGI)

Union County:	3.60%
Oregon average:	4.04%

to Umatilla County, OR	0.49% ($33,245 average AGI)
to Baker County, OR	0.45% ($39,444)
to Ada County, ID	0.28% ($39,679)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.25% ($50,680)
to Wallowa County, OR	0.21% ($56,476)
to Marion County, OR	0.20% ($36,650)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,387 (1,342 living alone), Female householders: 5,600 (1,768 living alone)

• 5,182 spouses (5,160 opposite-sex spouses), 875 unmarried partners, (804 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,304 children (5,810 natural, 135 adopted, 356 stepchildren), 626 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 160 parents, 28 foster children, 284 other relatives, 981 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 720

Size of family households: 3,690 2-persons, 1,274 3-persons, 892 4-persons, 582 5-persons, 186 6-persons, 242 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,111 1-person, 709 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 48 4-persons.

3,487 married couples with children.
1,504 single-parent households (404 men, 1,100 women).

95.1% of residents of Union speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $157,934,000 ($6,471 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,857,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,219,000
Federal grants: $26,904,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,458,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,023,000 ($4,165,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,534,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,023,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Union County, Oregon
• 92020 or later
• 7922010 to 2019
• 9072000 to 2009
• 1,2991990 to 1999
• 1,3471980 to 1989
• 2,0011970 to 1979
• 8341960 to 1969
• 7561950 to 1959
• 5961940 to 1949
• 3,1461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Oregon
• 521 room
• 902 rooms
• 2313 rooms
• 6764 rooms
• 1,1855 rooms
• 1,7666 rooms
• 1,2617 rooms
• 7938 rooms
• 1,2179+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Oregon
• 1871 room
• 2592 rooms
• 5403 rooms
• 1,2734 rooms
• 6015 rooms
• 3206 rooms
• 1947 rooms
• 1288 rooms
• 1869+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Oregon
• 74no bedroom
• 2591 bedroom
• 1,1562 bedrooms
• 3,8713 bedrooms
• 1,4824 bedrooms
• 4365+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Oregon
• 232no bedroom
• 8011 bedroom
• 1,4342 bedrooms
• 9853 bedrooms
• 1934 bedrooms
• 535+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 316no vehicle
• 1,2501 vehicle
• 2,9652 vehicles
• 1,6543 vehicles
• 6004 vehicles
• 4575+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
• 507no vehicle
• 1,4491 vehicle
• 9702 vehicles
• 4263 vehicles
• 1734 vehicles
• 1905+ vehicles

86.2% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Oregon.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14,934
• Other state: 10,323
• Northeast: 462
• Midwest: 1,434
• South: 1,361
• West: 7,093

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 510
• Number of aged recipients: 47
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 463
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 349
• Number of recipients older than 64: 92
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 208
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 214

Union County on our top lists:

• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"